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RickLevenson
Jun 13, 2025Aspirant
ReadyNAS NV+ won't power up
Yes, I know this is very old but I am hoping... I have replaced the power supply and the on-board battery and there is still no life to it. At this point, I really just want to get the data off the...
- Jun 14, 2025
RickLevenson wrote:
I have replaced the power supply
There is a pin-out mod needed for the NV+
There are some supplies that have been pre-modified - did you get one of those?
If not, details are here:
RickLevenson wrote:
At this point, I really just want to get the data off the 4x 1T drives but I don't know how to do that short of getting it powered back up.
You could connect the drives to a Windows PC using a 4-bay USB enclosure (no need for hardware RAID, and that can get in the way). Then use R-Studio to offload the data.
It looks like all versions support EXT, LVM, and RAID (which is what you need).
StephenB
Jun 14, 2025Guru - Experienced User
RickLevenson wrote:I have replaced the power supply
There is a pin-out mod needed for the NV+
There are some supplies that have been pre-modified - did you get one of those?
If not, details are here:
RickLevenson wrote:At this point, I really just want to get the data off the 4x 1T drives but I don't know how to do that short of getting it powered back up.
You could connect the drives to a Windows PC using a 4-bay USB enclosure (no need for hardware RAID, and that can get in the way). Then use R-Studio to offload the data.
It looks like all versions support EXT, LVM, and RAID (which is what you need).
RickLevenson
Jun 14, 2025Aspirant
This is incredibly helpful and I suspect is the issue, since it is a stock power supply. I'll work on it later today. Thank you!!!
Let me know of a favorite charity. If this works, I'll make a donation in your honor. I love the wisdom of the network.
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